Siheyuan: living in a prosperous era

Chapter 213

"Xue'er, have we bought the tickets for the four of us?"

After Wang Xue got home from get off work, Yang Shuning asked about the ticket again.

"I have already bought it. I will go directly from the capital to Shanghai, and then transfer from Shanghai to Zhuji. I have also bought the return ticket. The round trip will take about four days and four nights. The ticket is in my bag."

Wang Xue picked up Xiao Tao, who was running towards her, and handed her women's handbag to Yang Shuning.

Under normal circumstances, in this day and age, the train speed is usually 40 to 50 kilometers per hour.Readers can imagine this speed.And now it stops in every town and town. Many people use the train as an urban and rural bus and spend a dime to take the train from their town to the city.

Moreover, not only was there no direct train from the capital to his hometown like in later generations, there was no train even to the provincial capital Lin'an, so he had to transfer to Shanghai.

Because of the slow speed and the fact that trains with special missions often have to give way, Yang Shuning expected that the round trip would take four days and four nights. It would take at least 37 hours to get from Beijing to Shanghai, and it would take at least 9 hours to get from Shanghai to Zhuji. It takes about 46 hours. This is because Wang Xue has a relationship, and Yang Shuning and the others take the express train.In other words, it takes at least [-] hours to get from Beijing to Zhuji, not counting delays and transfers.

The most interesting thing is that because there is no railway bridge over the Yangtze River, when passing through Jinling, the train stopped at the Yangtze River. The 12-car train was split into four-car sections and pulled by the locomotive to the tugboat crossing the river in three times.After reaching the other side of the river, the locomotive will pull the carriages to the normal track, connect them one by one, and then continue to move forward.The entire ferry process takes two hours.

It was not until October 1968 that the Jinling Yangtze River Bridge, which was used for both road and rail purposes, was completed and opened to traffic, ending the history of train ferries.

After dinner, the Yang Shuning family went to bed early. This time they were going on a long trip, so they had to recharge their batteries and prepare enough energy.As for Yang Shuning's luggage, Wang Xue had already helped pack it, and the money notes were placed in different places on Yang Shuning and Yang Shuchen's bodies and in their luggage to prevent them from being stolen.

As for not putting it on Mother Yang, it was because Yang Shuning and Yang Shuchen were strong young men, and they were still wearing military uniforms, which at least would make thieves have some scruples.Of course, Mother Yang would also put some money notes on her body, so that she would still have money on her if she got separated, or some accident would happen.

"Xiaohao, let's go."

Early in the morning, Yang Shuning drove the jeep to the train station with the four people who had returned to his hometown and Yang Shuhao who drove the car back. Because there was too much luggage and the space in the carriage was limited, not even Wang Xue was brought with him. Of course, even if Taking Wang Xue with her would make it inconvenient for Wang Xue to go home from work. She couldn't walk home.

The four people in the group have all ridden trains. Although Yang Shuning has never done it in this life, he has done it a lot in his previous life, from steam locomotives to kerosene locomotives to the final high-speed trains. Therefore, the four of them are very excited about this trip. Long distance travel doesn't have as much excitement as it does for those who have never done a train journey.Because the four of us bought sleeper tickets, we didn’t need to feel the crowded feeling like in a hard-seat carriage. We queued all the way to the train, put our luggage on the luggage rack or on the sleeper, and each of us took out our breakfast bags. Just have newspapers and books ready.

In today's world without mobile phones and the Internet, the best way to kill time during long journeys is to read books and newspapers, and of course, play poker.

The sleeper berth tickets arranged by Wang Xue were quite good. There were two lower berths and two middle berths for four people. The remaining two upper berths should be empty. There is a high probability that no one would come to use them along the way.Well, everyone knows the reason.

As the whistle blew, the train started slowly. A stewardess walked up to Yang Shuning and the four of them with a leather wallet. Yang Shuning took out the sleeper tickets for four people and handed them to the steward. After receiving the tickets, the steward gave four to Yang Shuning. The small card, this small card is the sleeper certificate, which indicates the carriage number and location information of Yang Shuning's four-person bed.

The reason for changing the sleeper ticket to a sleeper pass is also very simple. First, the flight attendants keep the tickets in a unified way so that they can know who is getting off at each station.The flight attendant will wake passengers up half an hour before arriving at the station to exchange tickets to prevent them from sleeping past the station.Especially for passengers who want to get off the bus in the middle of the night, they don’t have to worry about passing the station after exchanging their tickets, and they won’t disturb other passengers.

Secondly, as a paper ticket, it is easy to lose if it is not properly kept, especially when going to the toilet or sleeping, while a hard sleeper pass is relatively difficult to lose.After boarding the train, the staff will put the sleeper ticket in a special ticket folder for safekeeping. When the passenger gets off the train, the ticket will be returned to you. At least when the passenger is asleep, you don't have to worry about the ticket disappearing.

The third is to count the usage of sleeper berths. There are more or less empty berths in each carriage. Are there any ones that have been sold? Some have bought tickets but have not come to pick them up. Some have not got on the train. These empty berths are all needed. The train conductor is in control.By exchanging tickets, the flight attendant will know whether there is anyone in this sleeper, count the unused beds in a timely manner, and adjust them to people who need beds, such as the elderly, the weak, the sick, pregnant women and other special groups.

Of course, when the flight attendant came to exchange tickets for Yang Shuning, not only did she speak sweetly, but her attitude was also first-class.The selection of sleeper car stewards in this era far exceeded that of stewardesses in later generations.The reason is very simple, because those who come to the sleeper car are leaders at the county and regiment level or above.So of course the flight attendants should choose the best among the best.

First of all, you must have at least a junior high school diploma or above; secondly, you must be in good health, have good facial features, and be taller than 160cm. (That is, you must be beautiful; third, you must pass various assessments and be familiar with the business knowledge and responsibilities of the position...

After all, it is simply more difficult than the selection of stewardesses in later generations.Of course, the benefits are that in addition to the original benefits of train crew members, the working environment is good, the salary is higher, and it is easier to be promoted.

As the time approached lunch time, Yang Shuning and the four of them did not eat the box lunches on the train, but went directly to the dining car and ordered three dishes, one meat and two vegetarian.Although eating on the train is a little more expensive, it has its advantages. You don’t need to spend food stamps or meat stamps.Just pay.

Of course, Yang Shuning and others had already prepared national food stamps when they arrived.

(End of this chapter)